International Conference on Avian heRpetological and Exotic mammal medicine

March 25th - 29th, 2017

Practical approach to oro-facial surgery in pet rabbits

Vittorio Capello, DVM, Dipl. ECZM-SM, Dipl. ABVP-ECM 1,2

1Clinica Veterinaria S. Siro, Milano, Italy

2Clinica Veterinaria Gran Sasso, Milano, Italy

Short Description of the Lab

Facial surgery for dental disease and related complications (including further involvement of the nasal and paranasal cavities, as well as of the tympanic bulla and the external ear) represents a significant portion of therapeutic surgery in pet rabbits.This advanced wet lab is aimed to teach the practical approach to orofacial surgery of pet rabbits.Using cadavers, participants will simulate the following surgical approaches and techniques: - approach to the incisive portion and body of the mandible - approach to the masseteric fossa and marsupialization technique of the masseter muscle - subtotal rostral mandibulectomy - lateral approach to the zygomatic arch and the alveolar bulla - enucleation of the eye globe - dorsal rhynotomy and rhynostomy - lateral pararhynotomy and pararhynostomy - lateral ear canal resection (LECR), including techniques with or without complete excision of the cartilaginous acoustic meatus, and with or without excision of the tragus - partial ear canal resection (PECR) - total ear canal ablation (TECA) - lateral bulla osteotomy (minimal and standard approach) - ventral bulla osteotomy

European College of Zoological Medicine

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